BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD HERITAGE INTERPRETATION PLAN

Advisory Committee Meeting #2

November 30, 2020 Agenda

Part 1 Part 2

1. Background Plan Review -- Break – (5 min)

2. Data Collection & Inventories 1. Themes and Subthemes Activity & Discussion 3. Draft Visitation Analysis

2. Next Steps 4. Draft Site Opportunities & Constraints

5. Heritage Center Checklist Activity & Discussion Background Document and Plan Review Background Plan Review

Brandywine Battlefield Preservation Plan

• Statement of Significance • Overall Topic/Theme Per Heritage Center

• Concept of Interpretation Network • Information about potential Heritage Centers and Interpretive  Gateways Sites  Heritage Centers  Interpretive Sites • Trail Opportunities  Viewing Corridors

• Open Space Preservation Opportunities Background Plan Review

Strategic Landscapes Plans Plum Run Corridor Master Plan

• Interpretation Strategies • Heritage Center Specific Plan

• • Themes & Subthemes Identifies Themes and Subthemes for Heritage Center

• Thematic Narrations • Focuses on Storytelling Related to Battle and Other Points in • Thematic Narration Treatment Village’s History Examples • Renderings and Implementation • Updated Historical Research Matrix

• Recreation, Natural Resources, Transportation and Access, Utilities Data & Inventories

All Partner Historic Resources Communities 43,834 Acres 43,900 Potential Heritage Center Sites 8 Potential Interpretive Sites 35 Project Other Historic Resources 121 Study Area On Public Land 5 18,574 Acres 17,365 On Nonprofit Land 4 On HOA Open Space 2 42% 40% On Commercial/ Institutional Land 15

5,392 Acres or 29% Mobility 180 Miles 42 Roads Total Existing Protected Land Bus Stops

Open Space Acres % 12 Miles 9 Miles Agricultural Easement 288 2% Existing Planned Land Trust Owned or 2,788 15% Bikeways Bikeways Eased Pending Easement 79 0.4% 16 Miles 25 Miles 9 Miles Public Land 593 3% Existing Planned Existing Trails Trails Sidewalks Other 1,723 9% Draft Visitation Analysis Education

Income

Key Facts: Residents Employment Businesses Chester County Tourism

AGE Duration of Stay Travel From

PA - 45% 21% 2 to 2.5 Days 19% 19% NJ – 12% 18% NY – 9% 15% DC – 6% 923 8% Businesses MD – 5% Gender 37% 65+ 55-64 45-54 35-44 25-34 18-24 Markets: Trends: Millennials, Experience, active & adventurous, food, 63% Retirees connect with locals, short trips Female Male 9,132 Employees Delaware County Tourism

Key Markets Duration of Stay NYC DC/Baltimore 38% 62% Visitors 14,068 Overnight Day Trips Spending 5.1M Jobs $2,006,040 18% Lodging Total Sales ($000) 33% Local ~ Transport = ~ 24% $781M $103M $478 Food & Visitor Spending State and Local Per Household Beverage 11% Rec & Taxes Generated 14% Attractions Retail Greater Region Tourism

Trends: • Historic sites & museums/galleries ranked Visitation Duration of Stay Key Markets highly. Greater visitation Day – Philadelphia, NYC, than national average. 23.3M Day Trips 2.5 Days Harrisburg-Lancaster-York- Lebanon • Higher HH income 15.6M Overnight Overnight – NYC, Philadelphia, DC • More highly educated

Brandywine Battlefield Park Other Am Rev Sites & Events

Paid Admissions 4,406

Personal Tours 180 MoAR VFNP Other Events 636 Visitors 300K per Year 2.2M per Year Ave per Year School, Summer Programs 1,338 50K = Students

Open Origins (7/17-11/17) Town Tours & Reenactment (2017) 200 Days per Year US: 42 of 50 States, Village Walks (2017) 14,000 Guests March – December DC, & Puerto Rico 2,353 Guests 900 Reenactors June – September (Full) Abroad: 6 Countries 12 Tours + 3 Lectures 2 Days at Sandy Hollow Draft Site Opportunities & Constraints Model: Strode’s Mill Heritage Center

Size: 1-mile segment

Ownership • Public, East Bradford Township

Historic • Transition between northern battlefield and combat site • British flanking march • Strode’s Barn • Strode’s Mill Historic District

National Register Y Natural Interpretive Site Y • Plum Run, wetlands, meadow Combat and Brandywine Battlefield National Historic Landmark HC Candidate Site: Birmingham Hill

Size: 113 acres

Ownership • Private with public access, Brandywine Conservancy

Historic • Defining feature • Core combat area • Some of most intense combat occurred here • Birmingham Historic District

Landmark Y Natural Locally Significant Y • Fields, majestic oak, Interpretive Site Y topography, future pond to wetland restoration, hyacinths, woodlands 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 1 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 4 Potential Interpretive Sites 8 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Master Plan – Being conducted

• Existing Buildings – Yes

• Existing Parking – Yes

• Space for Future Parking – Yes

• Visible from Roadway – Yes

• Existing Interpretive Facilities – Yes

• Planned Trails – Yes Candidate Site: Thornbury Farm

Size: 167 acres

Ownership • Private, with public access

Historic • Core combat area • British troops crossed attacking American cannon positions • Topography & way Battle was fought

Natural • Woodlands, fields, topography, streams Landmark Y Interpretive Site Y 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 1 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 5 Potential Interpretive Sites 7 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Existing Parking – Yes • Public Access – Private working farm • Space for Future Parking – Yes • Existing Buildings – Existing structures, none suited for reuse as • Visible from Roadway – Yes heritage center

• Planned trails – Yes • Topography – Land steep in areas Village of Dilworthtown HC/ “Washington’s Strategic Retreat” HC Candidate Site: Dilworth Farm

Size: 10 acres

Ownership • Private, with future public access, American Battlefield Trust

Historic • Farmhouse on land willed by James Dilworth to his son in 1769 • Birmingham Historic District • Adjacent to Dilworthtown Historic District

Natural Landmark Y • Fields Locally Significant Y 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 2 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 2 Potential Interpretive Sites 7 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Existing Building – Barn close to busy Birmingham Road, needs stabilization and restoration • Existing Buildings – Yes

• Existing Parking – Yes

• Space for Future Parking – Yes

• Visible from Roadway – Yes Candidate Site: Dilworthtown

Size: 3.7 acres

Ownership • Private, with some public access

Historic • Defining feature • Crossroad village • Community center with tavern & blacksmith • Vigorous fighting during final hours of battle • American troops marched through during National Register (multiple) Y retreat • Cover & concealment • Dilworthtown Historic District 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 2 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 2 Potential Interpretive Sites 10 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Existing Buildings – In private ownership • Existing Buildings – Yes

• Existing Parking – Yes

• Visible from Roadway – Yes

• Existing Interpretive Facilities – Yes

• Existing Sidewalks – Yes Candidate Site: Brinton Run Preserve Size: 72 acres

Ownership • Private, with future public access, North American Land Trust

Historic • Defining feature • Part of Rearguard Defense: final push against British, allowing remainder of American army to retreat • Observation/Field of Fire • 4th British Brigade line • Dilworthtown Historic District

Natural • Woodlands, fields, streams, pond 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 2 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 2 Potential Interpretive Sites 11 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Existing Parking – Limited

• Existing Buildings – Yes • Visible from Roadway – Existing structures not visible from roadway • Existing Parking – Yes • Vision for Property – Conducted • Space for Future Parking – Yes

• Planned Bikeways – Yes Village of Chadds Ford HC/ “Washington’s Defense” HC Candidate Site: Chadds Ford Village

Ownership • Private, with some public access

Historic • Ford • Part of Chadds Ford Staging and Combat Area • Americans established camps • British took control of village and Americans retreated • Chadds Ford Historic District

Natural • Brandywine Creek, National Register (multiple) Y pond, wetlands, trees 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 1 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 4 Potential Interpretive Sites 4 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Existing Buildings – In private ownership • Existing Buildings – Yes • Walkable Chadds Ford implementation will link to a Gateway, • Existing Parking – Yes the Brandywine Battlefield Park

• Planned trails, sidewalks, bikeways, & water access – Yes Candidate Site: Sanderson Museum

Size: 0.18 acres

Ownership • Private, with some public access, Sanderson Museum

Historic • Extensive collection of artifacts • Part of Chadds Ford Staging and Combat Area • Americans established camps • British took control of village and Americans retreated • Chadds Ford Historic District 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 1 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 4 Potential Interpretive Sites 6 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Access – Semi-public through museum admission • Existing Buildings – Yes • Parking – Limited in front, ample in the rear • Existing Parking – Yes

• Visible from Roadway – Yes

• Existing Interpretive Facilities – Yes

• Planned trails, sidewalks, & bikeways – Yes Candidate Site: Anvil Tavern

Ownership • Private, with some public access, Longwood Gardens

Historic • Skirmish b/w Knyphausen & Maxwell troops • Relates to modern warfare in commercial areas • Professional & non- professional troops fought together National Register Y • Longwood Gardens Historic District Interpretive Site Y Natural • Gardens, woodlands, ponds, streams, topography 0 Gateways Within a ½ mile walking 0 Potential Heritage Centers radius, there are: 1 Potential Interpretive Sites 2 Additional Historic Sites

Opportunities Constraints/Notes

• Public Access – Yes • Roadways – Adjacent to Route 1 and Off Ramps • Existing Buildings – Yes • Heritage Centers – Close to Kennett Heritage Center • Visible from Roadway – Yes Heritage Criteria Yes No Center Criteria 1 Landowner must be supportive of a Heritage Center 6 Checklist on the property 2 The Township must be supportive of a Heritage 6 Activity Center in the community

3 All BBHIP municipalities must be supportive of 3 3 What should be key Heritage Center location criteria to inform Heritage Center Site 4 Staffing should be available to manage the Heritage 5 1 selection? Support Center 5 Site should be visible from the roadway 2 4

6 Site must currently have pedestrian and/or bicycle 1 5 connections (existing or planned) to multiple interpretive sites.

7 Site must have existing structures that can be 2 4 reused for indoor space.

8 Site must have existing parking 3 3 9 Site must have an existing bathroom 0 6 SiteCharacteristics 5 Minute Break Themes & Subthemes Activity